Colorado, leaving and returning

Brown's Park has a hold on me. Long ago I read a book,

The Bassett Women, who lived in Brown's Park.

They talk alot about going to Rock Springs, WY

via Irish Canyon, now I have too.

 

*****

We fished outside of Craig, CO and then outside of

Steamboat Springs at Stagecoach Reservoir

on the final leg home.

More Wyoming

From Yellowstone we went through Cody, Powell, Lovell, Thermopolis (the Big Horn Basin)

I am beginning to believe Ed has lived in half of the towns in WY

However, this northern part of WY holds a lot of history for Ed.

Lovell, home of Ed's maternal Grandmother.
 Many childhood and adult memories.

Did I mention that Ed was born here??

Below is a picture of a wooden ball that Ed's grandfather made.

 It is on display at the Buffalo Bill Dam and Reservoir outside of Cody.

This dam provides the water for farming in the Big Horn Basin.

Thermopolis, WY... 3 hot spring pools
and that swinging bridge we were on.

Claims to be the world's largest hot mineral spring. But so does
Glenwood Springs, CO and a couple others.
Loved the way they built this huge hump.

Yellowstone National Park

We drove the bottom half of the park only on this trip.

We went fishing in some of the creeks.

(Wore our new waders and boots)

Saw Old Faithful.. woo hoo,

and only once, didn't make him stay all day.

Looked in awe at the boiling springs and geysers and huge lakes.

Additional note about the wildlife in Yellowstone,

we missed them this time. Only saw some elk and

a couple buffalo, I was looking for Yogi bear and BooBoo.

And I seriously wanted to see a Moose.

The Grand Tetons and Jackson Hole

Top photo is my first glimpse of the Tetons,

more Tetons, the Million Dollar Saloon

 on the square in Jackson Hole, sitting on saddles

and looking at a bunch of knotty pine.

Bottom is Mrs. Hardy being a tourist in the middle of the square.

Class Reunion

Riverton, WY - Class of 1960

Top photo is of Ed, then Ron and Helen Warpness.

Ron and Ed are old buddies, Ed was in their wedding.

Some of the stories they could come up with...

Ron is now running for Mayor of Riverton.

The bottom photo is of Ed's bro-in-law and sister,

Skip and Beverly. It was good to finally get to meet them.

Our trip to Wyoming

We loved our trip to Wyoming.

It was a trip to a 50th Class Reunion,

our summer vacation, and as close to

a Honeymoon as we're going to do.

It was my first trip to Wyoming, and I found it very interesting.

I loved in in July, not so sure about winters there.

It is flat, has beautiful mountains, and great fishing spots.

Togwotee Pass, just a little bit from Jackson Hole.